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Concert review: Alina Ibragimova (Violin) Emma Bell (Soprano) David Butt Philip (Tenor) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Mark Elder
Edward Bhesania watches a live stream from Glyndebourne Theatre, UK, on 11 January 2021
Concert review: Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
Peter Quantrill hears the performance by Matthew Hunt (Clarinet) Elena Urioste (Violin) Sheku Kanneh-Mason (Cello) and Tom Poster (Piano) from London’s Wigmore Hall on 11 January 2021
Book review: The Roaring Brook Fiddler: Creative Life on the Wings of an Empath
Anne Inglis reviews the memoir of US violinist and tutor Julie Lyonn Lieberman
Book review: Romantic Violin Performing Practices: A Handbook
Robin Stowell reviews David Milsom’s latest volume of historical research
Book review: Violin Bridges
US luthier Michael Darnton reviews a collection of violin bridges from around the world
Yo-Yo Ma: Songs of Comfort and Hope
Gorgeously played album of serene favourites from a masterful duo
Concert reviews
Lysander Piano Trio: Mirrors: 21st-Century American Piano Trios
Musical adventures from a New York piano trio that yield evocative moments
Arcadia Quartet: Weinberg
Eloquent album that ought to shift this neglected music into the mainstream
Matthew Jones, Sarah-Jane Bradley, Tim Lowe: Walton
Unmissable album of confident works from the composer’s youth
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Sol Gabetta: Plaisirs Illuminés
Breathtaking vividness and attention to detail illuminate this collection
Signum Quartet, Tanja Tetzlaff: Tüür
Baltic composer’s music yields heartfelt and often astonishingly good moments
Dante, Endellion Quartets: Stanford
Hybrid ensemble presents some rare gems and a debut recording
Book reviews
Ensemble Diderot: The Berlin Album
Flair and flamboyance characterise a musical collection from the German city
Raphaël Pidoux: Beethoven, Pleyel/Baudiot
Stylish and capably executed cello sonatas, if missing some magic
Ironwood: Romantic Dreams
Period-instrument ensemble plays French repertoire with sensitivity
Concert review: Berlin Philharmonic Quartets
Peter Quantrill hears a series of live-streamed concerts from the Berlin Philharmonie on 14 December
Concert review: Jack Liebeck (violin) Katya Apekisheva (piano)
Tim Homfray hears a live-streamed performance from London’s Wigmore Hall on 14 December 2020
Concert review: Heath Quartet
Edward Bhesania finds much to admire in a live-streamed performance from London’s Wigmore Hall on 30 November 2020
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